The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-12-24

Mt. Pleasant Lodge. l. o. o. f.. will
next month.
Olive Branch Lodge. l, o. o. IT,, will
celebrate their anniversary on the even
ing of January 18th.
Individual work will make large
lodge out of n small one, wherever there
is material for an order.
The Odd Fellow lodges of Massachus-
etts average III members the. largest in
any state in the country.
The rank Of page was worked on one
candidate Tuesday evening in an excellent
manner 10y Perseverance Lodge.
st Elmo Council Of the Grand Orient
will assist in insttuting the Narraganset
Council, of Phenix, on Tuesday evening,
January 3.
ID. ID. q. G. stephen G. Arnold made an
official visit to Perseverance Lodge X. Of
r., Tuesday evening and installed the X.
of y. and s.. and NJ of H.
They used 10 say in the army tha,
GROWERS made good soldiers. If II be
true, also that growlers are good mem
bers Of "A secret order, then nearly all of
them are TO be warmly congratulated.
The officers Of ST. Elmo Lodge, X Of u.
are to be publicly installed 10y the officers
Of the Grand Lodge, after which an en-
tertainment will be given, followed 10y
dancing. music being furnished by
Greene's orchestra
Oneyville will soon have two more
beneficial societies, as such progress has
been made in obtaining charter members
that branch of the Iron Hall and n
Council of the United Fellowship will he
organized during the coming month.
II is rather amusing to hear the various
excuses some members will give for al
lowing themselves 10 be suspended. Isn't
IL singular how n business man will re-
collect to the day and hour he has n note
coming due,yet he will forget this assess-
ments and lodge dues.
The following brothers were nominated
as candidates for office 10y Perseverance
Lodge: Chancellor Commander. Il. A.
Fiske; Vice Chancellor, John McEvey;
Prelate, DR.. Mclean; Keeper Of Records
and Seals. J. T.. Holmes; Master Of FL
nance, srhomas Shcehan; Master Of Ex-
chcquer, I. M. Jones; Master at Arms,
Williams Watts; Auditing brothers,
Fiske, Mclean and Watts.
II there IL any one thing becoming the
officers Of n lodge more than another, IL In
dignity. When the officers maintain n
decorum in the chairs BETTING those Ia
authority. :he work Of the lodge is always
accomplished with more satisfaction and
CELEBRITY. But on the other hand where
weak and efficient men occupy the chairs,
the business will be retarded and the in
terest in the meeting decrease.
At the last meeting Of Narragansett
Commandery No. 293, United Order Of
the Golden Cross, the following named
officers were elected N. CA. O. Bates !,
V. N. CT. \. Burlingamej N. X. r.
Thomas wilkinson; y. X. R.-Joseph =.
Eddyj W. T.-Isaac saundersj X. ]. g.
Mrs. DR.. McLeanj X. o. G.-Cyrus Arm.
ington 7. ~. C.-Stephen Olney. w. p
DR.. Mclean. A public installation will
be held at the Odd Fellows Hall on
Plainfed street, Friday evening, January
8.
The annual meeting Of Court Olneyville
No. G463, A. q. r.. was held nj their hall
last Friday evening. There was over
200 members present, and the following
officers were elected: James J. Murray.
chief ranger Thomas B. sheehan, sub
chief ranger; John +. McEvoy. financial
secretary; John Il. Walsh, treasurerj
James j. Regan, recording secretaryj
Arthur 4. Benson, senior woodward;
Mar,in Burns, junior woodward; william
j. Benson, senior beadlej James Russell,
iuniDr beadle.